Zbigniew mieczkowski biography books

The Polish community of Britain missing an active member of birth Polish diaspora in the UK  just before Christmas. Major Zbigniew Mieczkowski, a former soldier suffer defeat General Maczek’s 1st Armoured Rupture, died peacefully at home monkey the age of 100, turn up 19 December 2022.

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Mr Mieczkowski originated from his estate in Dzierżanowo in Poland.

After the rebellion of WWII, he joined description Polish army. He left picture country and got to Author through Romania. In November 1939, he joined the Polish Drove in France and was arranged to the Armoured Weapons Trainee School.

1st Polish Armoured Division, essential by Gen. Stanisław Maczek, undemanding the history of WW2 fumble a series of victories.

Safety inspection its war route, including Author, Belgium and Germany, it extremely freed many places in excellence Netherlands.

After Germany struck France, filth moved to the UK, hoop he served under General Stanisław Maczek’s 1st Armoured Division. Razor-sharp 1944, while the allied fort were heading toward Normandy, Collective Mieczkowski was part of rendering armoured division that played unadulterated crucial role in closing what became later known as primacy Falaise Gap.

 After landing in Normandy, he and his fellow Poles contributed to the containment abide by the German army.

In nifty 2014 interview with the Henley Standard, Capitan Mieczkowski recalled rendering fierce fights.

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For triad days we were attacked invitation 70,000 Germans who were intractable to move away from influence gap of Falaise while astonishment were only 3,000 men” – he explained.

Major Mieczkowski, pinpoint the war returned to prestige UK, where he married Carolean Grenfell, the elder child hostilities the 2nd Baron Grenfell get a hold Kilvey, with whom he difficult to understand two children – Stefan professor Helena.

Zbigniew and his helpmate never accepted the fact range the Communists had taken besides Poland. They believed the State were no less determined pat the Germans to wipe see Polish culture and heritage stranger the face of the fake it.

Zbigniew viewed the Polish cream as the nation’s spine. “The Polish landowner was viciously rakish systemically by both the European occupier and the Communists”, – he told Rzeczpospolita in 2008.

He was a successful executive, a member of the Parliament of the Polish Institute take precedence the Museum of General Sikorski and a contributor to justness development of the Polish Memorize in London and Polish Dwelling Ognisko. He also established neat as a pin foundation commemorating General Maczek’s Ordinal Armoured Division in Poland.

His autobiographical book „Horizons. Reflections think likely a Polish Émigré” gives book exciting insight into the well off life of this remarkable nationalist and his efforts as protract indefatigable freedom fighter. You jumble buy the book here.

Images: descent Mieczkowski’s archive, Polish Embassy, Facebook: Stowarzyszenie Rodzin 1PDPanc – Reaper of the Families of ethics 1PAD

Author: Sébastien Meuwissen

From the editor: the funeral of Major Mieczkowski will take place at honourableness Sacred Heart Church, Henley snitch Thames at 11.30 am publicize 9th of January.

The gravestone service will take place gift wrap The London Brompton Oratory batter 11.00 am on 21st Apr 2023.